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Our Baby Kate

Katherine Anne was born on June 26, 2006. Shortly after her birth...she was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia associated with the 22q chromosomal deletion. Kate was a trooper...endured 4 open heart surgeries, 5 heart catherizations and spent over 150 days in the hospital. On January 15, 2008, her heart gave out and she passed into her Heavenly Father's Arms. During her 568 days here on Earth...she was always smiling. We miss her immensely...but rejoice in her new pain-free Eternal Home.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

I just finished a rug I have been working on.....since last October when Kate was in ICU. I got about half of it done last year when I had nothing else to do but sit. For obvious reasons, it sat in the closet for the past few months until I pulled it out again to bring to Indy. Well...it is done and I'm telling Kate it is our "intubation rug" Now that it is finished...she has no reason to stay intubated...I have all the time in the world now to hold her, cuddle her and love on her.

The intensivist has made his rounds and they are going to start taking baby steps in getting her off the vent. Her chest xray looks tons better! PRAISE GOD! She has gotten a ton of fluid off! PRAISE GOD! The main obstacle right now is the amount of pressure (title volume) it takes to get her lungs full of air. They call it: "her lungs are stiff" So...with more nutrition (they have upped her food to 20cc an hour), more alertness (they have turned down her sedation drip) and tweaking the pressures on her vent...they think it will be within the next 24 hours or so.

As always...I am so anxious. I just keep reminding myself that it is better not to rush anything and give her the time she needs....so we are patient...not really, but we try!

Praise the Lord for Kate's progress! We have been keeping all of you in our prayers. I check the blog several times a day, and it is great to be able to travel down this road with you. Just wish we could do more. When you get home perhaps we can. Hugs to all. Linda Dupont

So pleased to hear that Kate is doing so well. It is good that she is getting more nutrition via the G tube and she will soon be more awake and alert. We continue to keep all of you in our prayers.Bonnie & Jerry

Welcome to our blog...and thanks for sharing in our journey through this amazing ride called life! We are blessed...in many ways by our loving Savior. It is our hope and prayer...that this blog might bring you a little laughter...a little encouragement...a little hope...or a little of whatever you need to help you out today!

Our boys

Seth is our totally amazing 11 year old! He brings us nothing but complete joy. He loves soccer and basketball, school (especially reading and math), playing with friends and collecting any type of sports card. He excels in school in all areas and usually is a great big brother. He is a great kid with a super heart.

Grant is our "on the go" 5 year old! Grant loves to explore...and wants to be outside all the time. If he can't be outside, he loves to play Wii, board games and with his Legos. He wants more than anything to be big like Seth. He can make me laugh on almost a daily basis...and his hugs beat no other.